Again God reminds the Israeltites of another important favour of HIS; saying: ``And when Moses demanded water for his people, and we said strike the rock with your staff, and there gushed out twelve springs, (equal to the number of the Israelite tribes) so that all of them knew their drinking places.''

      Commentators say that the stone from which water gushed out, was a big rock. (of red granite near HOREB close to Mount Sinai)

God sent down to these ungrateful people, the MANNA & QUAILS from one side, and delicious refined mineral water from other side, haply they become thank-full and take the straight path towards HIM, and then said to them: ``Eat and Drink of God's sustenance, and do not corrupt the land with evil.''

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(The narration about the said springs of water, in the BIBLE is as follows:

      ``The Israelites moved on at the command of the Lord, and made their camp at REPHIDIM, but there was no water there to drink. Moses prayed earnestly to the LORD saying: `What can I do with these people, they are almost ready to stone me!'

The LORD said to Moses: `Take your stick and strike that rock. Water will gush out of it for them to drink.'

      Moses and AARON, assembled the whole community in front of the rock. Then Moses raised his stick and struck the rock twice with it, and great stream of water gushed out and all the people and animals drank therefrom.

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